If only I could
Capture your beautiful smile
Wrap it with a bow
Put it under my pillow
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Wow! This is a love poem, pure and simple. You withdraw almost completely and let the poem lavish its attention on the beloved. She does not have to appear in the flesh, so to speak, because her presence fills the whole space of the poem.
Excellent Tanka! Enjoyed it thoroughly, David!